| Type | public coeducational |
|---|---|
| Established | 1963 |
| Endowment | $7,900,000 [1] |
| Chancellor | Ken Iwama[1] |
Academic staff | 180[3] |
| Students | 6,387 |
| Undergraduates | 5,904 |
| Postgraduates | 483 |
| Location | , , |
| Campus | urban: 36 acres (14.57 ha)[2] |
| Athletics | NAIA[2] |
| Nickname | RedHawks |
| Affiliations | Indiana University System |
| Mascot | Rufus the RedHawk |
| Website | www |
Indiana University Northwest (IU Northwest) is a public university in Gary, Indiana. It is a regional campus of Indiana University and was established in 1963.
IU Northwest is located on a 36-acre (14.57 ha) campus in the northwest corner of the state. Class sizes average 30 students, and the faculty-student ratio is 1 to 14.
Programs, part- and full-time, are taught during days, evenings, and weekends, and lead to certificates and associate, bachelor's, and master's degrees. There are more than 170 full-time and more than 200 part-time faculty, more than 75% of whom have doctorates or the highest degree available in their field.
There is a network of 24,000 alumni.
Indiana University Northwest is organized into two colleges, two schools, two divisions, Library and Information Science, and pre-professional programs:
(the only SPEA on a regional IU campus outside of Bloomington and IUPUI)
In the fall of 2015, 5,848 students were enrolled at IU Northwest.[3] Of that:
US$38 million is awarded to IU Northwest students annually in the form of financial aid. 73% of IU Northwest students receive financial aid
IU–Northwest teams are known as the RedHawks. The university competes in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) as a member of the Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference (CCAC). Men's sports include basketball, cross country and golf; while women's sports include basketball, volleyball, cross country and golf. Before the university joined the CCAC in the fall of 2019, it was an Independent member in the Association of Independent Institutions (AII).
